Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-03
RADICAL MEANNESS.
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL TO RgIx.
BURsE SOUTHERN STATES.
Indications That 1t Will Pass, Despite
Objectionable Revenue Question
Personal and Postal.
[From Our Regular Correspondents


WASHINGTON, February 2.-Mr. Trigg
says that Mr.. Tucker and himself have
seen the senator's who have the bill in
charge to reimburse the States which
expended sums in the war Of 1912, and
that the prospects are that the Senate
bill will pass at an early day. Messrs.
Trigg and Tucker will Then call mp the
Senate bill and make another effort for
its passage. 1t is said that only one
Democrat General Warner) is OPP
posed TO the measure. In fact, Bur
rows, Ranney, and other Republicans,
who made the main fight against the
House bill, bad stated to Mr. Tucker
that they had no objection to
it. Their action was, therefore, sur
prise. II was the worse on the part of
Ranney, because Massachusetts had
been paid off in 1870. He stands in
the way of justice to Virginia, when it
is conceded that she might claim a
larger sum, as more is really due. The
whole opposition is factious and unrea-
sonable. Mr.. Trigg told one of the OBJ
jectors that he (THgg) would see to it
that during the remainder of the SEES
sion he (the objector) would get no.
thing through by unanimous consent.
REVENUE.
1t is said that the Speaker says that
caucus is the proper place in which TO
determine what policy should be pur-
sued with reference to revenue ques-
tons. 1t is certain that Mr.. McAdoo
and his colleagues in conference wrote
10 the Speaker, and that the latter sent
diplomatic response, asking which OF
the bills they wished considered. Mr..
McAdoo appears to have no hope OF Sc
curing any concession, and TO expect
to 90 ahead next week on an independ-
ent line, risking the passage of the
Morrison bill. 1t is stated that joint
resolution to abolish the tobaccO-tax
will he introduced on Monday.
Colonel J. A. Parker, agent of the
State Of Virginia, was at the Capitol to-
day in the interest of the measure.
Malone has predicted its early passage,
and its friends in the House mean to
push it through as soonas received from
the Senate. The bill will relieve Vir-
GINA from the payment of 81, 200, 600 of
Indian bonds, reference to which was
made in this column few days since
upon the introduction of Mr.. Adams s
resolution.
INA QUANDARY.
The President is in quandary as to
the successor for Matthews He is in
clined to appoint another negro not
from the District of Columbia. Heap
pears not to regard the District Demo
Gratis as affOrding a range OF choice, at
least for this Office. Some Of the Presl-
dents friends urge him to nominate a
white man, and he may do so. 1t is
seen that if the President we're to send
III another negro's name-especlaily
that of District negrO-the Republi-
cans would have to invent another ex-
cuse for rejecting the man and brother
than that they used Ill the Matthews
case.
POSTAL AND Personal.
John T. Williams has been conmis
stoned postmaster at Rake's, Va.
Chloe H. Pegram at Chalk Level, \.
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Miss Lucy Il. Ward, of Virginia, and
Mrs. JuliH G. Patton, OF North Caro-
lima, have been transferred from the
Patent to the Land-Ofiice.
Virginia visitors last evening and to.
day: w. II. Boiling, W. S. Selby and
wife, Colonel John w. Fairfax, j. p
Purcell. Fred. NJ. Page, George W
Minter, of the Richmond Dispatch
L. +. GClson, Somerset; Charles II
Slaughter, Lynchburg j.. 5. Thomas
Martinsville G. Reamer, Leesburg.
General William TaliafeTo, of Glou
ccster county, is here to-day.
A bevy of pretty girls from Winches
ter were at Albough. 5 Opera House las
night-Miss Melia Hunter, daughter o
Major Robert Hunter; Miss Bette
Conrad, daughter of Colonel Holme
Conrad Miss Jennie McPhail, daugh
ter of Captain McPhail.